Russia Turns to AI to Decode Financial Risks for Consumers
A new Central Bank experiment uses artificial intelligence to summarize financial products and highlight potential risks for customers.
The Bank of Russia has launched a pilot project that employs AI to analyze financial products and automatically generate short summaries outlining key risks for consumers. The initiative, announced by Zulfiya Kakhrumanova, deputy chair of the Central Bank, aims to make complex financial offerings more transparent and understandable.
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Ten major banks will participate in the testing phase. Once the pilot concludes, the Central Bank plans to evaluate the system’s effectiveness and outline further steps for expanding its use. Results of the experiment are expected in the second quarter of 2026.
The initiative builds on a broader national push toward AI-powered financial assistance. At the Finopolis fintech forum earlier this year, regulators announced plans for a digital banking assistant that can explain financial products in plain language, highlight important details, and help users make informed decisions.
Together, these tools mark a growing trend in Russia’s fintech sector — using artificial intelligence not to sell financial products faster, but to make them clearer, safer, and easier to understand.
